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DIA co-founders

​ Cherri Briggs and Richard Wilson ​
Cherri Briggs, owner and president of EXPLORE INC, enjoyed a “wild and free” childhood on remote cattle ranch in Nevada which may explain her zest for adventure and love for open spaces. She founded EXPLORE Inc in 1992 and since that time EXPLORE has become one of the leading African travel companies in the USA. She and her husband Richard Wilson have homes in Botswana, Zambia, and the United States, and spend six to eight months of the year in Africa, primarily at their home on the remote Lower Zambezi River. Cherri is Honorary Consul for the Embassy for the Republic of Zambia to the USA and was the first non-citizen to be appointed to the Botswana Tourism Organization 

Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, political activist, and feminist organizer. She travels in this and other countries as an organizer and lecturer and is a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality. She is particularly interested in the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence, non-violent conflict resolution, the cultures of indigenous peoples, and organizing across boundaries for peace and justice. She lives in New York City, and is the author of the newly released travelogue My Life on the Road.
Lewis and Barbara Hollweg
When our first trip to Africa was arranged by EXPLORE, Inc in 2005, little did we know that our lives were about to be significantly changed. On this journey, Barbara found a dormant passion in wildlife photography, and Lewis expanded his love of cultural and geographic adventure experiences. This first trip was also a powerful catalyst to our commitment to local village sustainability and endangered species conservation. Each of us sincerely believes that DIA is making a powerful difference in the lower Zambezi
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Sam Boren and Steve King
Susan (Sam) Boren has been involved with projects in East Africa for over 20 years. After a 50 year corporate career she has recently stepped back to spend more time working with organizations focused on education, the environment, and women’s empowerment. Her friendship with Cherri and Richard brought her to the DIA board and the work on the Lower Zambezi has become an important passion that she shares with her partner Steve.
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Steve King is the founder and chairman of Landscape Structures Inc., a manufacturer of public playground equipment. He is a member of several not for profit boards and has been on the DIA board since 2011. He is committed to helping communities along the lower Zambezi River become self-sufficient and sustaining.
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Ed Trousil
​Ed Trousil has always been a wildlife habitat advocate. He is the founder of the award winning website, conservelands.com, former board member and chair of the finance committee of the local hospital, and has been awarded an Honorary Proclamation from Governor Owens for his conceptual involvement in preserving a large working ranch just outside the city limits of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. You can find his report "The Math Behind African Farms" below.
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Cheri Trousil
​Cheri Trousil ’s professional career as a Physical Therapist spans 35 years working in a wide variety of settings; including the ranch where she currently lives. In 1999 Cheri combined her medical training with her love for the outdoors and her belief in the healing power of the animal/ human bond and founded a non-profit organization – the Humble Ranch Therapy Center.
Mona Sinha
Mona Sinha is a dedicated supporter of women and girls. She serves on several boards including: Smith College, Apne Aap USA (an anti-trafficking organization) Let’s Breakthrough (an organization devoted to ending violence against women globally), Women Moving Millions (an organization dedicated to mobilizing unprecedented resources for the empowerment of women and girls), the Social Enterprise Program at Columbia Business School, the Global Mental Health Program at the Columbia School of Public Health and the American Museum of Natural History. In 2010, she founded the Asian Women’s Leadership program to train Asian women as leaders, in collaboration with Smith College. She is an active investor in women entrepreneurs. In 2015 she was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in recognition of her work.

Rohan Sinha
Rohan Sinha is an 19 year old college student at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He was born and raised in New York City and has lived in California and Hong Kong; Rohan went to school at the Trinity School in New York City and the Hong Kong International School in Hong Kong. Over the summer, Rohan has worked at Oberon Securities, General Growth Properties, the Future Hope School in Calcutta, and was part of the Inter-School Leadership Fellows program. In March 2017, Rohan was a speaker at the Muse Conference in Bend, Oregon (http://theworldmuse.org/muse-conference/​).
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